Countries
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Turkey
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Turkish Language Association
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Azerbaijani Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Turkish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Merhaba
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
teşekkür ederim
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Nasılsın?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
İyi Geceler
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
İyi Akşamlar
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
Tünaydın
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
günaydın
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
lütfen
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
üzgünüm
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
Hoşçakal
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Seni seviyorum
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Afedersiniz
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Azerbaijani Turkish
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
26,000,000.00
  
9
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Crimean Turkish
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Gagauz
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
75.00 million
  
23
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
15.00 million
  
18
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Türkçe
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Anatolian, Türkisch
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
turc
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Türkisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Turkish
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
c. 1350
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Turkic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Turkic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Southwestern(Oghuz)
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Turkish Sign Language
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
tr
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tur
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
tur
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
tur
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
nucl1301
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
44-AAB-a
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available